The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-10-06
The Volunteers Victory.

NEW lOltk, sept. ~. The morning was
gloomy and a veil of mist enshrouIcd the city
and river, with frequent showers. There wa,
Il good breeze from the east. The Volunteer
was pot loaded during the night. At LOS the
Electra anchored off Scotland Lightslip and
the starting line was drawn. The weather was
cloudy. The course east by north was an
nounccd. twenty miles to windward and re-
turn. The preparatory gun doomed at 1890.
Al 1913 TIE STARTING GUN
was fired. Both yachts went over the line at 4
terrific speed, each carrying mainsail, stavsail,
lib and working gattopsai1 II was all that
some Of the steamboats, could do to Keep the
scu1ding yachts in sight. The Volunteer lean
ed slightly more than the Scotchman and each
hcccd L .sooi deal. The wind was twenty
mics an hour and gave signs of holding out
and even freshenng. The Volunteer sailed
IN the very teeth of the wind. Her long bow
spirit pointed better than her rivals. just be-
hlilu TO the WtndWard the Thistle
CUT TIE WATER LIKE 4 KNIFE
So well were both sailing and so slight a dis
tance between that betting was about even,
The course was almost parallel with the south
ern coast OF Long Island. Excursion boats
We're soon left far in the rear. Slowly but
surely the Volunteer drew away. As they
passed Rockaway the white >loop had a LEAD Of
haif mike and gained it chiefly through her
abllhy to point closer to the wind than the cut
ter At noon the Yankee increased her lead
',nti mile TO the fore At 1890 both went on
the St,rhoard tack, standing in toward the
shore. the Volunteer
UNMiSFakABLY GAINING THE LEAD
to fully mile AMI quarter at 1.2o. At 2ao
o'clock Tie two boats could be seen nearing The
< tn ,ns gt any ,,.l.
turn To all appearance the Volunteer wa,
widening the zap. At 30 She turned the
>iakeboat on The port tack, amid ,eafening
ShrlekS from NIFTY vessels standing on Jones
lillel. he hi>tIc was about 4 mile of the
stakeboat on the .tarboarl tack Seventeen,
minutes later she turned the ,takeboat, greeted
As the Volunteer had BEEN When the Nolun-
tecr turned ~hc Immediately caught the wind
and
WENT FLYING AHEAD,
Enthusiastically increasing her lead. At 3 O'Clock
the yachts Were directly opposite Long Beach
Hotel, hoih carrying spinnther, balloon, top
S'ul, cill'lsai' and n!aiH>ail, living before the
win. with the Volunteer two miles in the ead
At 3.4l the Volunteer was rushing aio,gs to-
ward home with 4 free sheet and foaminy bow,
the wind fresher than al any time during the
day. Back in the rear. somewhere in the
nei@hhoriood IF two miles and d half, was the
ihistIe; The winning Volunteer rushed up
"hhd blasts upon blasts from the whistles ana
CROSSED TIE LINE AT 4.23.47
The Elccta> can was fired and soun,,.d
louder than ever before. The Volunteer ea.eI
III little. took in balloon sail and lib and sail
ed in triumph 10 Bay Ridge. The steamboats,
with eNcur>ioni>i> waited and watched for the
beaten beat. She looked pretty. brave - She
ever dld, bat that was ALL She crossed the
hni>h eleven minutes behind the Volunteer.
She, too, got cheers and tootS of whistles. Ne
cat'>e she had tried bravery. Following is the
official report:
YnmG; i , T. + tiAi1H rmg; Corrected.
Volunteer lo.4n.5na. I.9a4- } l256l. IL! :r
y" RACE EVER MORE F.IRIY Won.
Nt all the races for the ancient trophy. the
Americas cup, none ever wa, sailed before I'M
der tn" conditions which prevailed 1T to-day-s
race and none WIS ever more fairly won. Half
"a, an hour itic: the start ii was plain that The
Thistle was beaten. liGi, :. tuAc or shift of
the wind >hou; save her from what promised
an overwhelming defeat. III thu twenty mile
thrash 10 WinIWara the "cntrcbuarl type tuld
50 heavily against the tccl that the latter wa>
beaten II minutes 40 seconds. The Thistle re-
deemed herself Il littir coming home he fore the
wind by gaining minutes u seconds on the
Volunteer.
WIIAI SIR. NELL SAYS uT HIS DEFEAT.
After the race Mr.. Bell. oWncr of the This
lie, sad h" was beat n. hut The disappointment
dld not extend down to his shoes. lie did not
ih!llk Il race |" WllibWard ana harh thjr crit
tIl"il OF The merits IF the tW boats. fhc Vol
uhtf'f "Ht-p"'htrd the Thistle. INT The latter
iiad 10 chance t" trY HE formers pace with
ne "lht ahea'n. lie Volunteer beat the
Thistle fifteen E:,llc> out and the Thistle beat
the Volunteer four apI n half ,l,iulit., II,
Mnrh IlilrA'g> THAT ne SoIinircr is best u
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sS'i'ts ana u'heltht COURSES IN the Scotland
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